Scripture Folios
Romans 8:5–6 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, Chapter Related Colossians 3:1–2 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Chapter Related Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Chapter Related Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Chapter Related Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things. Chapter Related Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Chapter Related Matthew 16:23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” Chapter Related Exodus 3:3–4 So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. Chapter Related 1 Samuel 3:10 Then the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Chapter Related Mark 4:24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.” Chapter Related Hebrews 2:1 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Chapter Related Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Chapter Related Luke 5:16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray. Chapter Related 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Chapter Related Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord , and on His law he meditates day and night. Chapter Related Psalm 130:5–6 I wait for the Lord ; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. Chapter Related Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Chapter Related Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the Lord ; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and seek Him in His temple. Chapter Related Matthew 6:22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. Chapter Related Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Chapter Related Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Chapter Related Luke 15:17 Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 3:16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Chapter Related Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Chapter Related Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Chapter Related Matthew 6:33–34 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. Chapter Related Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Chapter Related
Paul says the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, and tells us to set our minds on things above. To set the mind is to choose where attention rests, and Isaiah promises perfect peace to the steadfast mind. In Scripture, God’s call often waits on that choice. Moses goes over to look at a bush that does not burn, and only when the Lord sees that he has gone over to look does God call his name. Samuel learns to say, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Jesus asks the same of everyone: pay attention to what you hear. Then come the practices: Daniel at his window three times a day, a psalmist meditating day and night, a soul waiting for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning. Repentance is a turn of the mind, and the prodigal’s way home begins when he comes to his senses. Whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away, and the mind is renewed. The promise at the end is plain: search with all your heart, and you will find.